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Israel Lobby Bought Lawmakers are Facilitating a Whole-of-Government Takeover by Israel. Get the full picture so you understand what’s happening. A Whole-of-Government entrenchment of Israeli influence is advancing through coordinated legislation that subordinates U.S. intelligence, defense, and foreign policy priorities to Tel Aviv’s agenda, at the expense of American sovereignty, interests and taxpayers. Section 622 of the Senate’s FY27 Intelligence Authorization “enhances U.S.-Israel intelligence sharing” by further embedding a foreign power into America’s most sensitive national security apparatus and makes it nearly impossible to disentangle U.S. intelligence from Israel. Sponsored by: @SenTomCotton H. Res. 1339 endorses Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to shift the relationship from U.S. aid to “mutual” defense cooperation and joint investment, praising joint operations against Iran while pushing deeper entanglement. Sponsored by: @RepStutzman @RepAbeHamadeh Section 224 of the FY27 NDAA establishes a U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, tasking the Pentagon with synchronizing bilateral research, development, testing, and industrial integration across critical domains like AI, counter-drones, cyber, directed energy, and missile defense, explicitly prioritizing Israeli-origin technologies for integration into U.S. systems and programs of record. Sponsored by: @RepMikeRogersAL @RepAdamSmith The U.S.-Israel FUTURES Act (H.R. 7540 / S. 3855) formalizes this initiative with $150 million authorized, creating frameworks for joint ventures, co-production, and rapid fielding of Israeli tech into the U.S. military. Sponsored by: @RepRonnyJackson @RepDonDavis @SenGillibrand @SenTedBuddNC The U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act (H.R. 1229 / S. 554) mandates a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel, cooperative counter-unmanned systems programs, RDT&E on emerging technologies like AI and robotics, and efforts to fold Israel into the U.S. national technology and industrial base (NTIB) alongside allies like the UK and Australia. Sponsored by: @RepJoeWilson @DonaldNorcross @SenDanSullivan @SenGaryPeters